Fat graft may keep Dupuytren's disease from returning after surgery
NCT ID NCT05067764
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Dupuytren's disease causes fingers to bend inward, making hand use difficult. This study compares standard surgery (aponeurectomy) alone versus surgery plus a fat graft taken from the patient's arm. Researchers will track 172 adults for 2 years to see if the fat graft reduces the chance of the disease coming back.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- adipose tissue (fat) graft
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple way to reduce the chance of Dupuytren's coming back after surgery, helping people keep hand function longer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial. The fat graft may not lower recurrence rates, and there are risks like infection or graft failure. Results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 172 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Carrier of Tubiana stage II-IV Dupuytren's disease on at least one or more rays, not previously operated * Indication of a surgery by aponeurectomy * Skin pinch of the posterior aspect of the arm of more than 1cm * Affiliation to a social security system * Patient informed of the study and having given informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Previous surgery of any kind for Dupuytren's disease * Involvement on the thumb only * Need for a total skin graft or a pedicle flap on all the rays to be treated * Active autoimmune disease * Previous treatment with collagenase * Pregnant and breastfeeding women * Patient under legal protection * Contraindications to MRI (criteria applicable only for patients from the coordinating center, not applicable for other centers)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Aquitain de la Main
RECRUITINGPessac, 33600, France
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Santé Atlantique ELSAN
RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, 44800, France
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